Project Gutenberg 2003-08-01 Public domain in the USA. 906 Bierce, Ambrose 1842 1913 Grile, Dod Can Such Things Be? Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Psychological_Shipwreck David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org from the 1918 Boni and Liveright edition "Can Such Things Be?" by Ambrose Bierce is a collection of supernatural tales written during the late 19th century. The stories delve into themes of death, the afterlife, and the intersection of reality with the paranormal, showcasing Bierce’s dark humor and philosophical musings on life and mortality. The opening story, "The Death of Halpin Frayser," introduces the titular character, who awakens in a forest, haunted by a sense of dread and memories intertwined with both the living and the spectral. The beginning of the collection sets the tone with Halpin Frayser waking in a mysterious forest and uttering a name he barely remembers—Catherine Larue. His journey leads him into a nightmarish dream where he encounters blood and shadowy whispers, evoking a palpable sense of terror and guilt tied to a potential crime he cannot recall. As the narrative unfolds, Frayser confronts chilling apparitions, including a spectral vision of his mother, adding layers of familial tension and horror. Through vivid imagery and a brooding atmosphere, Bierce engages readers with a narrative that blurs the line between reality and the spectral realm, promising unsettling revelations as the tales progress. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Short stories, American Paranormal fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: American Literature 391539 2025-08-02T11:11:04.151787 text/html 408932 2022-03-29T14:54:22 text/html 328522 2025-08-02T11:11:08.798880 application/epub+zip 332302 2025-08-02T11:11:04.848784 application/epub+zip 221142 2025-08-02T11:11:04.494816 application/epub+zip 450567 2025-08-02T11:11:12.162749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416422 2025-08-02T11:11:08.438863 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306241 2022-09-02T14:19:56.164644 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370732 2025-08-02T11:11:03.545811 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 370968 2022-03-29T13:20:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19061 2025-08-02T11:11:12.298762 application/rdf+xml 12244 2025-08-02T11:11:04.604792 image/jpeg 2237 2025-08-02T11:11:04.548795 image/jpeg 145862 2022-03-29T13:20:01 application/octet-stream application/zip 307170 2022-03-29T15:52:22 application/octet-stream application/zip 317034 2025-08-02T11:11:04.221780 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog More titles under Herman, William (Author of The dance of death) en.wikipedia